java - How to set date in simple format "dd/mm/yyyy"? -

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i'm new android. i'm developing app in user return date of his/her books.

i can retrieve date external server. problem putting date text view , getting in format yyyy/mm/dd. date in simple format dd/mm/yyyy. how can that? have done far.

    string returndate = in.getstringextra(tag_date_to);     textview lblreturndate = (textview) findviewbyid(r.id.returndate_label); 

in lblreturndate want format "dd/mm/yyyy".

thanks in advance.

dateformat formatter = new simpledateformat("dd/mm/yyyy"); string d = formatter.format(date);